The nurse is presenting a class to newly pregnant families. What form of trauma will the nurse describe as the leading cause of fetal and maternal death?
1. Falls
2. Domestic violence
3. Gun accidents
4. Motor vehicle accidents
4
Explanation: 4. Trauma from motor vehicle accidents is the leading cause of fetal and maternal death.
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The population health care is planning to make a visit to the home of a new community member who is recovering from major surgery. What observations should the nurse identify as advantages to making this home visit? (Select all that apply.)
1. Client's home is neat, clean, and cheerful. 2. Client and spouse sit together in the living room. 3. Client ambulates safely with the use of a walker. 4. Client requests no further visits because the neighbors will know. 5. Client states that no care is needed because insurance won't cover it.
Pete Sims, a 22-year-old college student, was involved in an automobile accident that resulted in permanent cognitive and physical disability. The night of the accident, Pete and his friends had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar
The friend who was celebrating a birthday had been driving, and he was killed during the accident. Pete feels guilty about his friend's death. A priority assessment for the nurse to make in caring for Pete would be assessing his: A) Risk for suicide. B) Level of depression. C) Social support systems. D) Financial status.
. At the request of the desperate family, the nurse returned for a follow-up visit a month after discharging the patient from care
He had been doing quite well, but at this visit the home care nurse noticed that the client was extremely confused and disoriented. What should the nurse be sure to discuss with the family before the nurse called one of the client's physicians? A. All the prescription and over-the-counter drugs the patient was taking B. Other noted problems besides the confusion and disorientation C. What the man had been eating during the past week D. What the lab values had been when his blood was last drawn